BITS HD 2027

The rules below are from the 2026-27 brochure (Annexures I and II); the 2027 brochure may change them.

• Holders of an integrated first degree of BITS or its equivalent may qualify for any M.E. programme after completing additional courses, and the programme may then run longer than four semesters.
• A candidate who picks a programme preference without meeting its eligibility is excluded from admission and, if the HD test was chosen as the mode, disqualified from the test.
• The M.E. Advanced Electronic Systems and Smart Manufacturing programme needs a mandatory interview in addition to the test or GATE score.

Source: HD admissions brochure 2026-27 (2026 cycle); the HD page states the 60% rule.

The BITS HD test is a computer-based test with objective questions. Test I is compulsory for all HD test candidates; Test II depends on the programme. The marks column is calculated from 3 marks per question.

• Each question has four options and one correct answer; 3 marks for a correct answer, 1 mark deducted for a wrong one, nothing for an unattempted question.
• Questions and instructions are in English only.
• Each candidate gets a different question set drawn at random from a large bank; an expert committee keeps the sets comparable in difficulty.
• The computer shows the candidate's score at the end of the test. A hall ticket is needed to enter the centre; mobile phones and other smart gadgets are not allowed, while a calculator with no network or programming feature is.
• Centres are monitored by web cameras or CCTV, and rule violations lead to disqualification.

Source: HD admissions brochure 2026-27, Annexure III (2026 cycle).

Test I (all HD test candidates)

• Core Mathematics: Calculus, Linear Algebra, Complex Variables, Probability and Statistics, Differential Equations, Numerical Methods
• English Language: grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, composition, linkers and connectives
• Logical Reasoning: verbal (analogy, classification, series completion, logical deduction from a passage, chart logic) and nonverbal (pattern perception, figure formation and analysis, paper cutting, figure matrix, rule detection)

Test II (discipline subjects)

• Chemical Engineering: Chemical Process Calculations, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Mass Transfer, Mechanical Operations, Reaction Engineering, Process Technology, Plant Design and Economics, Process Dynamics and Control
• Civil Engineering: Mechanics and Strength of Materials, Analysis of Structures, Design of Concrete and Steel Structures, Transportation, Surveying, Soil Mechanics and Foundations, Water and Wastewater Treatment, Water Resource Engineering
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering: Electrical Sciences, Electromagnetics, Signals and Systems and DSP, Electrical Machines, Control Systems and Power Electronics, Power Systems, Analog Electronics, Electronic Devices and Circuits, Microprocessors, Communication Systems
• Mechanical Engineering: Production Techniques, Materials Science, Production Planning and Control, Design of Machine Elements, Mechanics of Solids, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics and Machines, Heat Transfer
• Pharmacy: Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Instrumental Methods of Analysis, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, Forensic Pharmacy and Quality Control, Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Formulations and Biopharmaceutics, Dispensing Pharmacy
• Computer Science: Discrete Mathematics, Theory of Computation, Algorithms, Digital Electronics and Microprocessors, Computer Organization, Operating Systems, Computer Networks, Database Systems
• Instrumentation: Electrical Sciences, Digital Electronics, Microprocessors, Signals and Systems, Control Systems, Industrial Instrumentation and Control, Transducers and Measurement Techniques
• Biological Sciences: Genetics, Molecular Technique, Biological Chemistry, Microbiology, Ecology, Plant Physiology, Biophysics, Cell and Developmental Biology, Animal Physiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
• Chemistry: Chemical Kinetics and Thermodynamics, Quantum Chemistry and Molecular Structure, Organic Compounds, Bonding in Inorganic Compounds, Chemical Experimentation, Synthetic Organic Chemistry
• Economics: Principles of Economics, Finance and Accounting, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Money, Banking and Financial Markets, Public Finance, Growth and Development, International Economics
• Mathematics and Physics: separate blocks; Mathematics covers Optimization, Discrete Mathematics, Real Analysis, Algebra, Mathematical Methods, Operations Research, Graphs and Networks, Measure and Integration, Topology, Ordinary Differential Equations

Special tests

• M.E. Environmental Engineering and M.E. Software Systems each have their own syllabus in the brochure.

Source: HD admissions brochure 2026-27, syllabus for Test I and Test II (2026 cycle).